Dramatic Literacy Using Drama and Literature to Teach Middle-Level Content

Name: Dramatic Literacy Using Drama and Literature to Teach Middle-Level Content
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ISBN: 9780325000503

ISBN-10: 0325000506

ISBN-13: 9780325000503

Edition: 2001

Authors: J. Daniel Herring, J. Lea Smith, Lin Wright

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I know two things: The first is that Dramatic Literacy is going to become a staple in the Teaching to Learn/Learning to Teach teacher education program we run at the Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis. The second is that we are going to have fun. - Jerome Harste Having a solid foundation in the discipline of drama and a collection of sound strategies for the classroom will lead to success for teacher and student. Here is an outstanding text to do just that. - Lin Wright Our students spend a large part of each day studying content that seems unconnected to the stories in their lives. J. Lea Smith and J. Daniel Herring have discovered that drama is the perfect medium for making that…

Book details

List price: $35.05
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 4/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.33" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

J. Daniel Herring has been a company member at STAGE ONE in Louisville, Kentucky, since 1987. His primary responsibility is artistic direction for the professional theatre for young audiences. Herring has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

J. Lea Smith is an associate professor in the department of teaching and learning at the University of Louisville. Dr. Smith has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University.



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Foreword



Introduction



Drama: A Natural Approach to Learning



Drama's ABCs



Making Learning a Dramatic Experience



Dramatizing a Story



Organizing Curriculum around Dramatic Playings: Language Arts



Literature and Drama: Experiencing Social Studies



Devising Curriculum through Drama and Literature - Science



Curriculum and Drama Development - Mathematics



Second Language Learning in Action



Our Final Words



Points to Remember When Leading Drama/Literature Activities



Building Effective Groups for Drama/Literature Activities



Glossary of Drama Terms